District 4
Quận 4 | |
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Coordinates: 10°45′42″N 106°42′9″E / 10.76167°N 106.70250°E | |
Country | Vietnam |
Centrally governed city | Ho Chi Minh City |
Seat | 5 Đoàn Như Hài, Ward 13, District 4, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Wards | 13 wards |
Area | |
• Total | 4.18 km2 (1.61 sq mi) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 199.329 [1] |
Demographics | |
• Main ethnic groups | predominantly Kinh |
Time zone | UTC+07 (ICT) |
Website | quan4.hochiminhcity.gov.vn |
District 4 ( Vietnamese: Quận 4) is the smallest urban district (quận) of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam. The Saigon Port is located here.
As of 2010, the district had a population of 183,261 and a total area of 4 km2. [3] A number of large apartment buildings have been built over the past decade in District 4 including Rivergate Residence, Millenium, Galaxy 9, and Icon 56.
District 4 is a triangular cay,[ citation needed] surrounded by rivers and canals. It borders Saigon River and the city of Thủ Đức to the northeast, Bến Nghé River and District 1 to the northwest, and Tẻ Canal and District 7 to the south.
There are 13 wards in District 4.
On January 11, 1985, the district consisted of five wards, namely:
On December 9, 2020, Ward 5 was merged into Ward 2 and Ward 12 was merged into Ward 13. [4]
As time went on, these wards split up into between two and four wards each, now giving a total of 13 wards, numbered 1–18. Wards 5, 7, 11, 12 and 17 do not exist.